Graph showing Farage's income and Stack BTC investments.

Impressive (observer.co.uk/news/nationa...)

a stuffed animal is sitting in a car seat with the words `` put that down '' written next to it . ALT: a stuffed animal is sitting in a car seat with the words `` put that down '' written next to it .

Are you writing an unputdownable #thriller? Then it's time to put it down, book an #agent121 and see what a #litagent thinks!

28 Apr @katebarker.bsky.social
28 Apr @litagentfran.bsky.social
29 Apr Nicky Lovick
30 Apr Clare Coombes

Book: www.iaminprint.co.uk
#thrillerfiction #amwritingthriller

This week over 100,000 ALCS members will receive their share of £34m. Let's celebrate the value of human creativity, something that isn't going anywhere 💡📖🌳

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Mini thread. I have, for book research purposes, devoted quite a bit time to thinking about this sort of thing over the last few years.

Today at 16.00 on Radio 4. And then available as a podcast afterwards .

‘It’s International Women’s Day. Why aren’t you smiling?’

Important thread 👇

Rough rule of thumb: 10% *sustained* oil price rise adds about 0.4/0.5% to inflation and reduces GDP growth by around 0.1/0.2%

🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work.

This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public.

Please spread the word.

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Post from Julia Fine that says, "Write the book you want to read because you will have to read it 75 times."

#writerslife

Looking at Amazon.com it seems that HarperCollins, his UK publisher, is distributing the paperback in the US from May. I'd be fascinated to know too (also why a HarperCollins US imprint doesn't appear to have picked it up - though this may be my mis-reading of Amazon).

So WeTransfer, which has been my go-to large file sharing service for over a decade, has decided they now own what you upload & can use it to train AI. Anyone know of any good alternatives?

I hope HarperCollins haven't gone to print with the paperback of Andrew Lownie's book yet.

Donald Trump's birthday is 14 June.
Just saying.

ALSO - if you missed out on your childhood measles vaccine and haven't had measles, you can get *free* MMR vaccination from your GP! (whether as an older child, teenager or adult).

I got my MMR about 10 years ago!

www.nhs.uk/vaccinations...

I thought Wuthering Heights was great. Looks incredible, good soundtrack, hot lead actors, sometimes really funny. All the drama. Who cares if it’s not like the book.

How the British Empire Chose Canada Over Guadeloupe London won the spoils of war from France—and lost the United States.

Delighted to have a Blood and Treasure extract in Foreign Policy today.
foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/06/b...

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

Someone should do a daily podcast this May on the General Strike one century on.
15 min episodes 4th to 12th May.
(I will happily write and present this podcast if some organisation wants to pay me).

UK loses measles elimination status, warns WHO Vaccination rates in 2024-25 among five-year-olds who had received both MMR jabs hit the lowest level in 15 years.

Arguably more significant than defections, internal party politics and the Beckhams…

In 2024 there were around 3,600 suspected cases of measles.

We need to challenge the nonsense spread by anti vaxxers and ensure children are protected.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

news.sky.com/story/uk-los...

Wouldn’t have made it out of the VEEP writers room

THE SECOND HOME (May 28th - please pre-order🙏🏻).

A second book, a body of work. I’m so grateful I can do this again and really hope people enjoy this one.

P.S. it’s set during an August bank holiday heatwave — a reminder that warmer, brighter days are coming!!! ☀️

#psychologicalthriller #novel

Airport book brain! This is very good. Though I'd argue that we are suffering as much from podcast brain.

Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion (Gift Article) The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.

"All told, Mr. Trump has profited from his return to the presidency by an amount of money equal to 16,822 times
the median U.S. household income."

Happy #PLR day, published authors! If you aren't registered, DO IT NOW for next year: plr.bl.uk/login

No! But I like her. 2 backlist titles in the Kindle top 100 currently and a new book out soon so v well played, I’d say!